The word dollar is much older than the American unit of currency. It is an Anglicised form of thaler, (pronounced taler, with a long a), the name given to coins first minted in 1519 from locally mined silver in Joachimsthal in Bohemia.ollars in Shakespeare. Interesting examples of the use of the word dollar in Britain long before the creation of the United States-in fact the English colonisation of North America had scarcely begun-can be found in two of Shakespeare's plays.
Opinion 2016 Presidential Election George W. Bush al gore. This article first appeared on The Daily Signal. In the 2016 presidential election, one candidate is warning about voter fraud, while another proclaims Russians are interfering. Itâs not the first time contenders have alleged some form of a âriggedâ election. Tuesday in the Rose Garden, President Barack Obama dismissed concerns of fraud.
Presidential Election 2016 Candidates. The United States presidential election of 2016 will be the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election and is to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.The incumbent president, Barack Obama, is ineligible to be elected to a third term due to term limits in the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution.The winning presidential candidate will become the 45th President of the United States and will take office on January 20, 2017.The following presidential candidates have officially filed as a 2016 presidential candidate with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) or have announcements impending.Current 2016 Presidential Candidates.he following presidential candidates have officially filed as a 2016 presidential candidate with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) or have announcements impending. Current 2016 Presidential Candidates.